Art. XX.—On essential phthisis bulbi

Rehabilitation of Phthisis Bulbi: A Case Report

Choroidal melanoma presenting with anterior segment involvement and phthisis bulbi.

To cite: Holla A, Gonsalves SRJ. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200793 DESCRIPTION A 70-year-old woman presented with a painless fleshy mass in the right eye of 3 months duration with no history of trauma. She gave a history of cataract surgery in the same eye 4 years ago. Examination revealed an irregular, black, fleshy, lobulated mass with v...

Deficiency type rickets associated with precocious puberty, mental retardation and phthisis bulbi.

year-old) who had precocious puberty, mental retardation, phthisis bulbi and severe rickets, was presented. The parents were not relative. Her father and brother (the fifth brother out of 6 siblings) had slight mental retardation and ocular defects such as coloboma of the optic disc (father and brother), microphthalmia, cataract, and rotatory nystagmus (father). At the age of 3 years, the patie...

The Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Phthisis Bulbi Using Semi-customized Ocular Prosthesis: A Technical Note

Mutilation in the facial region may significantly affect the self-image and personality of individuals. Prosthetic rehabilitation of facial defects could increase the quality of life, thereby encouraging the patients to build up their self-confidence to return to normal social life. Acceptable cosmetic results are often obtained through facial prosthesis. Recovery after the loss of an eye requi...

Phthisis bulbi and buphthalmos as presenting signs of retinoblastoma: a report of two cases and literature review.

PURPOSE To report two cases of bilateral retinoblastoma (RB) with unusual presentations. METHODS The medical records of 321 patients from the Retinoblastoma Referral Center in Siena were reviewed. A total of 111 patients had bilateral RB, 2 of them presenting with phthisis bulbi and buphthalmos. Both patients underwent bilateral enucleation. Clinical features, imaging studies, and histopathol...